he promised us the same things he's promising the united states. and he'll give you the same thing he gave us. nothing. anncr: priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> tonight another top republican in damage control mode after controversial comments. former white house chief of staff and new hampshire governor john seen senunu suggesting -- [ inaudible ] >> the governor was speaking from the romney headquarters and was asked about colin powell's endorsement of the president which was announced yesterday. powell who is a republican said he favored the president's foreign policies, a major factor in his decision. the governor said in his role as a campaign surrogate that in his opinion, the factor was not foreign policy but race. >> frankly, when take you a look at colin powell, you have to wonder whether that's an endorsement based on issues or whether he has a slightly different reason for preferring president obama. >> what reason would that be? >> well, i think when you have somebody of your own race that you